Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 65 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 65 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Oct 14, 2019, 6:01 AM AKDT (14:01 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 74 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-10-14 14:01:27 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.943° N, 157.568° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 66 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.424 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 78 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.945 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.347 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.240 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.5113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.452 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.75 km W of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 98 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.974 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.554 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.1118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.659 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.1137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.587 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.655 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.652 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.911 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.9137 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.1114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.046 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.4128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.137 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019d6vky8w (also filed as us600068wv). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.